The Sun. — London, England, 1818-01-09 00:00:00

HURRICANE in the WEST INDIES. lo u 'e particulars o f this hurricane have been lo °~ aul Ying, and at last come forth ratite: -tiect lY• The calamity has no doubt been ki t ! re ' and to those who sustained it personally, h %1 ‘ aw ful. The following letter is extracted ° la The Antigua Gazette of Nov. 13 : I mmtca, Nov. s.—Our accounts fr s m the e n et Parts of th e island are 110 W somewhat more ti .k niato rc t h an our fears h a d suggtste d with re :t In the canes an d co ff ee , b u t p ro visions ure ejy where injured, or totally destroyed. p r l i ‘ The S c h ooner B ee, w hi c h l e f t S t . Th omas on inf o r ms us , t h at t h e f o ll o wing vessels b t l e a nut of Martinique had put in there on the Junon, Le Bon Henti, La Relur kith American ;trig Fo i rmax, all dismasted. ar.e and six feet water n their holds, MoSt 1: 11 ,e 'nen was h e d over b oar d, an d th e hulls ren "(l not sea -worthy. n : The French s hi Ceres struck on Crab Island, 14 : dashed to pieces ! ; her crew, consisting of fivett 4 . dr owned. Ten or twe l ve sa il ran on s h ore Iti t i 'nrto Ric o , by t h e M as t e rs missing St. Thomas, )4 ° tile crews perished. A small schooner was ) I , 4 ed keel uppertnosZ ; and the Captain of the Henri declares it impossible for any small sel to live i n suc h a se a and Both St. 1 14 2 1 " s and Porto Rico have suffered dreadfully L , " the effects of the hurricane, and many vessels t : e been lost on those islands. :By these ac tg.:l4"s also, ou r h opes o f th e r e turn of the unf0r ..441 vessels that put to sea on the 21st from our t ileh nrage are considerably diminished ; they may, I '‘'ever, yet be heard of further to leeward.— I, uo the effects of the gale at St. Thomas and !'Otto Rico, we much dread. that Jamaica may been involved i n th e c a lamity. The Leeward 4 ' 1 ,(1 Governments have sustained comparatively . ttl e : `Sr .Vieceisr, Oct. 25.—We have this day the painful of recording the destructive effects alone of those awful l'itatiusis Of Providence which are but seldom or partially *lDetieneed in this favoured- colony, although of frequent ttcurrenee in th e i s l an d s s i tua t e d t o th e n o rthward of us _Truth this pe r i o d o f the year. On Tuesday, at day - break, .the appearance of the weather indicated an approach of the the course of that day, was attended with stch misc hievous consequences in this port, as well as in -43. parts of th e co l ony; the wind at this early hour set in bo ot the north-west, accompanied by a heavy sea, and every :thee d emonstration of an approaching storm. During the ;Naomi the gale continued to increase, and the agitation of r li e wave s presente d t h e most a l arm i ng appearance; w hil e 4' v essels in the bay were prevented, by the direction of the . ;, 4 `" l , from quitting their anchorage, though they were 4. 44 in the m o st p er il ous s it u ation by remaining at it.— 1... o the morning, till about three in the afternoon, the 44,1.,raged with tremendous violence, occasionally acconi 4by eot s ' o f ra in ; and several vessels were, in conses 4i t "e4t e, thrown on pe beach, together with several valuable tsar some of the latter are totally lust in this and a t -- Nig the leeward coast. 1, 414 % Nels which suffered are, the schopner Ann an d isis, this port, on shore, but since got off, with loss of jl tr t- ait 'l some other trifling damage; schoonet Relief , of 41 ) 2 1(fa s with a cargo of flour, corn, rice, tobaccos, &c. also t t Lare . Partly damaged, vessel much injured, and not in a °he rem ove d ; sc h ooner Alicia, on shore; and sloop of f ' got off with little damage ; and schooner Good Intent, s s i, ut e i nerav a, to prove a total loss. Besides these, the th, o% :"" r": 1, and a small vessel, called the Triumph , wer e xi II on shOr e Calhaqua; and the sloops Messenger and "lheitu, at Bequia; but the -fillet former are sow off, and , '4'e suffered little injury. _ This is the principal loss sustained by the shipping, Rf IVht f ortunately, at tlts season of the year, is not very JIU- ‘ o el. Qtts, or the damage must have proved much more serious. the vessels that rode on/ the gale, the ship Westmoreland !att het rudder, and t wo or t h ree d rog hi ng vesse l s cu t away 14 : , masts, to caus e tht:m to ride m o re easily. A young man, Sle d Donald M'Donald, in the employ of James Grant, , 1 4:!* was unfortunately lest by the upsetting of a boat, in 4 '64 was going off to the assistance of the-sloop Retrieve, sod one or twonegroes, who accompanied hint, were saved • ' t h resat ditaculty. 4sc veYsingapproached the gale gradually subsided, the Rind becoming more southerly. sr : the accounts front all parts of the country represent the a L ML ifse sUstaiued to have been considerable, particularly, the plantain-walls, great part of which are destroyed 47 to whidward and leeward, and the canes in many places e lunch lodged, though we stilt apprehend upon the whole that mischi e f which has befallen this island will prove "l et when compared with what 'has been suffered in those t the northward, from which we fear the ptost distressing • 4ccounts. Vessels that were at sea during the gale, and since e ,, n . use in, rep resent the tempest to have been most severe to Inawara of the island, as also throughout the Grenadines in this Govtrnment ; but from Grenada we learn that its effects * etc but partially exper ' ienced there, and that no injury of ZnY consequence was sustained." The following are from the Barbadoes Pa . Pees 11.112.11ADOES, OCT. 28.—His Excellency Lord Comber re gav e or d ers for dispatching the Dite o f Y or k t o St. Je, with such articles ai. could be procured for the imme 4te relief of the sufferers. and IlAkuAnuEs, OcT. 20.—0 n Monday night, between 10 o'_elock, a violent gale commenced from the west, ''ehoeitated the sea to an alar m i ng d egree , by which the F )i w ing vessels were east on s h ore b e t ween Martitrale's 4 : tri ll - place and the pier head:—Sloops, Earl Sandwich, rtts t''rs Thomas Spencer, and Economy; schooners, Mat kngt Eliza, Lady Nelson, Fly, Hazard, Greyhound; bt•j°, Atlehthia ; and bark, Crown Piince. We understand, `'wev er, that s evera l o f th ese V ess els w ill b e go tt en . off and 4 1),ai r , d. ,: t .' t 'TADA, OCT. 9.G.—On the 21st inst. %t. werelliTed t b he y oldsinitiatitsatnl"olf"Lt. storms!,lsoicisoloti Manyy. I,*er o witnessed f t e hous y es in testi? hare been mucli'dainz,, ,, ed, much property has. been 4 1 "Y eo - . The effects of this dreadful storm have been felt iiti4itscalcimitous degree. all over the island.. In the Negroe :gardens l uxur i ant cane p i eces h ave di sa pp e ar e d, f i tei. s , and bridge s destroyed, and cattle and Staid; of every th eir :1 ' 1 1 1 1 4" 'went away, many persons having lost nearly • 1,, 14 1 1 :.; (1 , Co MBERNIERE, and arrised at St. u se lAut i.kutigua, on . the 16th et: November, in k a; el°Pe, Admiral HARVEY. A slight shoe nett .„ t 4 " l "zinake had 1/tell felt in St. November.abou e inck to the night of the 14th of VENEZUELA. PROCLAMATION OF SINION BOLIVAR, Supreme Chief of the Republic of Venezuela, Ele. &e• TO THE SOLDIERS OF THE LIBERATING ARMY. SOLDIERS !— Yesterday was a day of the deep est grief to my heart. General Piar was executed for his climes of high treason, conspiracy, and desertion. A just .and legal tribunal has pro nounced sentence ,against that unfortunate per son, who, intoxicated with the favours of fortune, and seeking to satiate his ambition, sought to bring destruction on his country. General Piar, in truth, had retider , ed important services to the State, and notwithstanding the course of his con duct had always been that of a factions man, his services. were largely recompenced by the Govern ment of Venezuela. ' Every wish had been gratified of a Chief, who had obtained one of the most eminent ranks in . , the army.. The second whority of the Repub- lie, at that time vacant through the disagreement of General Marino, was about to be conferred up on him, before his rebellion ; but this. same Ge neral, who aspired . to the chief comtnand, formed the most atrocious design that ever was conaiv ed in a wicked breast. Piar had not only pro, posed to himself a civil war, but also the anarchy and most inhuman sacrifice of his own companions and brethyen.' Soldiers ! You are well aware that Equality, Liberty, and Independence are our motto.— Hai not humanity recovered her rights through out laws ? Have not our arms broken the fetters of the enslaved Has not the odious dif ference of classes and colours been abolished for ever ? Has not the national property been or- * dered to be distributed among you? Do not for tune, renovtn, and glory equally await you ? Are not your merits rewarded with profusion, or at least with justice ? What then was it General Piar wished tor you? Are you not equal, free, in dependent, and honoured ? Could Viar•have pro cured to you greater benefits 3. No--the tomb of the Republic Pier was opening with'his own hands in order thereby to bury the lives, property, ho nours and glory of the .brave defenders of the liberty of Venezuela, as well as of their children, wives, and parents. Heaven has beheld with horror this cruel parri cide, and Heaven has given him up to the ven geance of the laws. Heaven has not allowed that a man who had sinned against the divinity as well as the whole of OA human race should any longer profane the earth, which could no longer bear hint after the nefarious crime he had committed. S 4 1- fliers! Heaven watches over your welfat e, and the Government, which to you is a parent, has no other object in view doll your good. Your Chi , f, who is also your companion in arms, awl who, always at your head, has shared in your dangers and hardships as well as in your triumphs places his reliance on you. Co , fide, there ore, in him, well assured that he loves you more than if he was in reality your father. klead•Quurters, Augustura, 17th 0ct.1817. (Signed) BOLIVAR. PORT-SPAIN (TRINIDAD), Nov. 12 —All the witnesses against General Piar were of his own colour, not one white ; and many of the Officers who sat on his court-martial wer.e also mulattoes. This skews how *faithful they are to the whites When he could not corrupt them, and how well they knew their real interests. His plan was to separate the two classes, and assume the chief command. Marino is also superseded; and will he tried for repeated acts of disobedience, involv ing the safety of the country, and .for a total relaxation of military discipline. General Bermu dez commands the army formerly headed by Ma rina. In fact the good order and subordination which reigns in Guayana is pervading all the corps,. and the most perfect subordination and obedience to the Supreme Chief, who is just the man to bring things aboitt. Marino will probably be dealt with more mildly than Piar, whose plan was diabolical.' Morillo has dismantled La Guyra and is fortifying himself at Valencia, which skews the defensive state to which he is reduced. The game appears completely up with the Spaniards. The indefati gable General Arismendi, since his return to Mar garitta, has fitted out flecheras, and taken several prizes, with Morillo's dispatches to the Governor of Cornetts, so that the Independents know all his plans trod means. One important piece of intelli geuce, is, that the province of Maracaybo, with the sole exception of the capital, is up in arms against the Spaniards. Yesterday the Puke of YORK. took the diversion of shooting in the neighbourhood of Ealing and Brent ford. bliss BRUNTON possesses so much merit, that we regret our want of room yesterday to notice her appearance in a new character on Wednesday last, at Covent-GardenTheatre. This character was Viola, in the delightful Comedy of Twelfth Night. She supported it with admirable feeling, taste, and judgment. We have not room to - dwell on the theriis of the other Performers, who altogether gave full effect to the Drama, and satisfaction to the audience. Miss KELLY is arrived in Dublin, after rather a stormy passage, where she !s to make her first appearance on Monday next: • Le Comte D'Ozartowsxv and suite arrived yes terday at Mivart's Hotel, from Moscow. JEWISH NUPTIALS.—The marriage of the Mr. JACOB VALENTINE, jun. son of the famed Hebrew Bard, with Miss Levy, of Ratbbone-place, was celebrated in Meeks's Great Rooms, in Brewer street, Golden-square, on Tuesday last. Amongst the•compaoy were—Sir GEORGS COCKBURNE and his nephew ; Lady G. GORDON ; and Lady FRANK LIN. When the bridegroom had signed an obliga tion, which compels him to protect the bride during his life, and her father and brother bad bound themselves .to protect , her after his cloth, the happy couple next repaired. to the middle of the room, under a rich canopy, borne by tour near relations, where, amidst the channtw ing of the prayers, the bride and bridegroom were each presented with a glass of wine.— After this, however, the former broke her glass tinder her feet, in remembrance of the de• struction of Jerusalem. An excellent dinner was then served up, and dancing continued till one • o'clock. POETRY. . ANSWER to the LATIN RIDDLE, Which lately appeared in The Mornirg Post—with its English Translatiou Good Aloi•ltini Post, a wo: d I'd say To your , poor Ithyrnster, J.M. J. The Latin, which my functious stated, He very vilely bath translated So lvt me give you, if I can, Sir, At once the question and it's answer.— I'm Truth's Papa, and Envy's victor Secrets I show, as in a picture; The Star's companion, and their sun, A curious rig in air-I run ; Flying myself, myself pursuing, What a queer duty am I doing ! And though I nothing am, yet I Am daily born, and daily die,— This is the English of the Latin, Which J. M. J. appears so Hat in :-- Good 3lorniigg Post, accept the rhyme,. And own it may be told in TIME. Squibs,—nay, e'en Crackers, may au Sha w•ls be borue, But hold not up our holy Prayers to scorn ! The Man of Shawls for ever bawls At Ministers anti King; Like scorpion, asp, or gnat, or wasp, tie points his venom'd sting. Dull, dull and duller, grew the Shawl-seller, His speeches tied the Cits, Till quite Blunt -grown, there comes a HONE To sharpen-up his wits. Then with new powers the Shawbstan showers On all his factious mess; • Arouse:, furies, by lies oil Juries And Freedom of the Press. Till e'en Sir FRANK, long time a blank, Pours out his nonsense too ; Nay more, a Lord, I must record, Excites the motley crew. PEARSON and FRANK, from rank to rank, To get subscriptions toil; Pound pound is added round, To furnish HONE with oil. Hence cronies grown,FßANK,WAtrxmAx, HONE, Like birds, are of a feather; And we all three, like Cerherus, see . Stick arm in arm together. HONE,WAITHMAN, FRANK, those Statesmen lank,* Would gull the town, or near it; But he it known, FRANK,WAITHMAN, HONE, JOHN BULL will never bear it.t , 4 A propensity to secrete the fatty matter has always been considered as incompatible with a perturbed and restless Thus, SitAKsrKARK makes Cmsar say— " Let me hare men about me that are fat, • 4 . Sleek-headed men, and such as sleep a-nights; " Yond Cassius has a lean and hungry look. Would he were fatter ; but I fear him uot. " Now, though there is abotit as much resemblance 'between the noble Cassius and toy patriotic trio, as between a generous horse and the same number of asses, yet have they the same generic attribute of leanness. Alluding . to the Epig ram on the two Millers; .but I must confess i ts point sadly blunted. THE OPERA HOUSE: Ve Laic observed that pleasing alterations and improvements have been made in this Theatre, especially in regard to the ceiling over the magni &eat Apollo Lustre, and we agree with a cotem porary Journal in thinking, " that the whole is " classically decorated with subjects as .creditable• " to the choice of the Artist, as they are to his " masterly execution of them." We only wish to correct the rest of this statement, by observing, that the Artist in question is not Mr. ZAaa, the scene-painter of the Opera-house, as has been -represented, but Mr. CARBONNIRR, of Leicester square, a young painter of . promising faleate, and who is, we understand, a pupil of DAVID. The figures, twenty-four in .number, are ge nerally colossal in. size. The groupes were com posed by Mr. CARBONNIER, and drawn by him on the ceiling in outline. The •colouring was ably executed by Mr. ZARA, under the direction of, and being subsequently retouched and finished, I however, by the former Artist. The whole may be considered as a personification ' of the Arts. The first groupe, which_represents Poetry, consists of Apollo singing to his Lyre ; on his right a young Poet, supposed to be VIRGIL, seated and writing; and on the right of this last is seen the Muse of Comedy. On the left of Apollo there is a figure, supposed to- be TAsso, and further on, the MUSE of Tragedy. At the feet of these are scrolls inscriked with the names of the great Poets of different nations, in which we remark, to the credit of the Artist, that he 'has only inserted one of his own countrymen—the celebrated MOLIERE. The second groupe which represents the arts of Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture, has in the centre a winged genius, holding the various emblems of Painting on his tight, Sculpture, also a winged figure, contemplating a bust of our late lamented Princess, which has just been finished ; on the left Mchitecture, an Old Man sitting, and engaged in laying out a plan, and beside him' a Disciple, who seems admiring one of his master's designs. The third groupe indicates the science and art of Music. A winged figure, representing compo sition, sits in the centre, on the right of whom another winged figure is playing the Bass Viol ; while on the left of the principal figure Pastoral and Vocal music is represented ; the former by a little boy playing on the reed, the latter by three females singing. The fourth groupe, which is finely imagined, consist, of old father Time, bound by -Cupid in garlands of roses, and stopped in his flight, while three Graces, in various attitudes, represent the fascinating art 61 Terpsichore. Upon the whole, considering the short time al lowed both for the design and execution, which, we believe, was only a month, we think this part of the decoration highly creditable to the Artist, and a very agreeable substitute for the odious • daubing by which the ceiling of the Opera had been heretofore disgraced. 'We have thought it a due tribute to talents to notice these improve ments in the King's Theatre, as it is denomi .nated, but we shall reserve our sentiments •on the ITALIAN OPERA itself, as an Institution sanctioned in this Country, to another occasion. FOR THE SUN. MR. EDITOR,—The principles of your Journal, its arrangements, and, I would add, Its feelings, render it the most obviously appropriate vehicle for the expression of a national sentifflent. Allow tue then to suggest, drat, although the established Court etiquette has preciouly .regulat ed the period of the . General Mourning, for our dear and lost Piincets, the extension o - that pe riod, not by an official order, but by a sponta neous feeling, would be among the highest tokens of affection which could be paid to her blessed memory. ' I will not, upotituch an occasion, en ter into the petty calculations of trade, and profit, and convenience ; for I do, on behalf of THE COUNTRY, demand, that as our Mourning andel - - paled the Court Order, so it should go beyorl'it, though even but for a few days. Nothing else can be purely and entirely the National. Mourning. Whetht:r this object shoUld be effected by pub tic meetings, or by the silent act of individuals, I leave to better judgments than mine. But - as the Court Order has fixed the IStb, as the day for re- [riling into colours, there is abundant time for discussing the propriety of continuing our ex ternal symbols of internal sorrow. Though hut for one week, let me plead, Sir, for this national tribute :—and I hope you will aid my humble pleading. FIDELIS. A FALSE PROPHET. A most extraordinary circumstance occurred yesterday at the Mansion-House. About two o'clock a respectable looking young man rushed into the Office, and disregat ding the interrogato ries of the attendants, advanced to the side of the Lord Mayor.—Tne latter, surprised at seeing so unexpected a visitor, demanded to know his business. The Gentleman,: in a tone of loud gravity, but with some trepidation of manner, answered his Lordship as follows : " My Lord, I came here to give you timely warning against one of the most dreadful events which ever befel a great city. I come to you, my Lord, because you are the father of that city, .and it is fit that you should circulate timely notice to the people of what.is about to take place. My Lord,. 1 am cotne here to announce to you, that nothing less than an earthquake is shortly, even this night, to befel this great city. The sins and wickedness of the people have risen to the hea vens, and judgment is determined on. That visitation will assuredly take place ; but 1 am happy to say, that those who• take warn ing may be Saved. The judgment is appoint ed to extend only from the east of London, on a line with the Monument, to the western ex tremity on a line with Temple Bar. Let ail, therefore, within those boundaties beware ! Such devat tation was never before witnessed : the ra vages by fire in 1666, and even the destruCtion of Sodom and Gomorrah, will fall short, in compa rison, to the dreadful calamity which awaits Lou don this night. The Monument, aye, the famous Monument itself, will sink for ever. Believe me, my Lord, this is no phantasy, no raving of the brain, but a solemn awful truth which Justice has sworn to accomplish ; and I humbly implore you and your fellow-citizens to take warning and save yourselves !" The LORD MAYOR.---" The City and myself, Sir, thank you from our hearts for this timely cau tion against impending ruin ; but may it not be hoped, that unlike Sodom and Gomorrah, we may still find nine righteous persons' in the City of London, for ►hose sake this overwhelming calamity may be averted." The Stranger.—" I cannot give you the slightest hope as to that; and recollect, that in the case of Sodom and Gomorrah, the whole of those places were destroyed, whereas a part of London, wick ed London only, is destined to destruction." The LORD MAYOR.--" May I be allowed to know a little more of futurity, and be made ac quainted, as near as possible, with the time when the dreadful yawning of the earth is to take place." Stranger.—" 1 am authorised to say about nine o'clock, a few minutes before or after." The LORD MAYOR..---" I have DOW only to ask to whom I stand indebted for this divine warn- ing;" Stranger.—" I am from the North;my name is David Jefferson Maynard, and I am at present re siding at the Hummums, Covent-garden." The LORD MAYOR.—‘‘ 1 will instantly consult with sonic of my philosophical and religious fel low-citizens as to the necessity of issuing a gene ral Proclamation, calling upon the eastern inba hitants of the metropolis, man, woman, and child, to flee from their habitations to a place of safety." Mr. Maynard.—" I fear you have not many wise 'nen in the East, and let those' who flee take care that they 'scape not towards a district called St. Giles's, for there, by angular means, e wrath about to be poured out may extend lions Temple-bar." - " Gracious Powers !" said the Loan Maroa. " Beware ! 'Beware !" said Mr. David Jeffer son Maynard; and, clasping his hands, and direct ing his .eyes upwards, departed. An Anecdote of the late Rev, Dr. C. BURNEY.— As the Doctor was returning' to Greenwich one night from town, his carriage was stopped on the road by several footpads, who robbed him of his money and his watch. The thieves quitting the carriage without shutting the doors, which they had opened, the Doctor called them back, and desired them to put up the steps and shut the carriage door, which they did ; and no doubt were not a little surprised at the Doctor's intrepidity. On Wednesday there was a general Meeting of the Subscribers to Lloyd's Coffee-house, to con sider of' a Resolution for granting a,surn from the Funds of the Society, for the relief of the sufferers by the late fire at St. John's, Newfoundland.